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Centralized Backup won't allow use of Volume2 on F4-223

Posted: 14 Dec 2024, 01:49
by phands
Hi,

I'm trying to set up Centralized Backup on my F4-223, running TOS 6..0.555-00166.

When setting up the device, the installation process made 2 volumes, Volume1 and Volume2. Vol1 is way smaller than Vol2 (467G and 27T, respectively).

When setting up a SMB task on a local network machine, the setup wizard only shows Volume1 in the Destination field. As Volume 1 is so small, I need to be able to see Volume2 and select directories on that Volume.

Anyone else see this?

Thanks,

Paul

Re: Centralized Backup won't allow use of Volume2 on F4-223

Posted: 14 Dec 2024, 01:58
by phands
In a follow-up question, where does Centralized Backup store its configuration information? I'm a Linux user, and happy editing config files using the command line.

Re: Centralized Backup won't allow use of Volume2 on F4-223

Posted: 14 Dec 2024, 15:16
by TMpzhen
If the file system of Volume 2 is ETX4, it is not selectable. It needs to be recreated as a BTRFS file system. The configuration information is inside the volume, named @app.

Re: Centralized Backup won't allow use of Volume2 on F4-223

Posted: 15 Dec 2024, 11:39
by phands
TMpzhen wrote: 14 Dec 2024, 15:16
Thanks..you are 100% right! I made a new BTRFS volume, and it works fine. The documentation, and the error message needs to say that ONLY BTRFS is supported,

Re: Centralized Backup won't allow use of Volume2 on F4-223

Posted: 18 Dec 2024, 11:21
by ColaChen
Yes,our application help document already has corresponding tips. And we have noticed this problem and will optimize the tips in the next version.